Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, when asked whether the federal government would invest in the C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) project, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "We are looking at all options -- that’s on the table. We’re not ruling anything out. We are doing an assessment of what might be necessary, working with the government of Alberta."; ^/ Q% k5 S1 J5 }' F. z
Carr's comments follow Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's pledge on Sunday that the oil-rich province was prepared to invest in the pipeline to ensure the project moves ahead.: l: t P' e7 W& `% ]
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加拿大资源部长表态, 会考虑联邦政府投资横山油管的可能性。! X1 O# s2 `1 d. s% J
阿省政府更是说要投资横山油管。( B7 T5 g9 O$ l
3 O4 V# Y J: D! o4 q联邦与阿省政府联合投资,是一个切实可行的解决方案。 u, T9 F! }& e1 f这个投资,比投资Bombardier Inc 更有意义。如果做得好,油管干脆由联邦政府运营,变‘国有资产’。) A1 Y" x7 p; t; D& ~: n! ~$ r